Clement of Alexandria Quotes on Mind
Titus Flavius Clemens, known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian and the first major teacher of the catechetical school at Alexandria, where he helped to shape a learned Christianity in dialogue with Greek philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Clement of Alexandria on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Clement of Alexandria:
“Knowledge is the perfection of the soul.”
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Attributed to Clement of Alexandria:
“If I know God, I know myself.”
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“And that the Greeks are called pilferers of all manner of writing, is, as I think, sufficiently demonstrated by abundant proofs.”
Exhortation to the Heathen | Chapter IV.—The Greeks Drew Many of Their Philosophical Tenets from the Egyptian and Indian Gymnosophists. -
“Let everything you do be done for God, both deeds and words; and refer all that is yours to Christ; and constantly turn your soul to God; and lean your thought on the power of Christ. ... Let Christ be to you continual and unceasing joy.”
To the Newly Baptized | pp. 373-374. -
“The sayings ... which are of importance for the whole end of salvation, and are enveloped in a wonderful and super-celestial depth of thought, should not be taken as they strike the careless ear, but with an effort of mind to reach the very spirit of the Saviour.”
The Rich Man's Salvation | p. 283.